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| 1998 || Program || USAID establishes a data repository for collecting and tracking performance data from HIV/AIDS programs.<ref>{{cite book |title=U.S. Agency for International Development : status of achieving key outcomes and addressing major management challenges : report to the ranking minority member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=J1i74ughVIcC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=%22in+1998+usaid%22&source=bl&ots=A2FRS_Hhzs&sig=ACfU3U1s2VF4aEdJMeyaoQDpnIYtn9iPQQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiM54Gj5LfhAhVRIbkGHUM5Ars4ChDoATAFegQIBhAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%201998%20usaid%22&f=false}}</ref> ||
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| 1999 || Assistance || USAID begins disbursing multimillion dollar grants for anti-trafficking projects in Russia and Ukraine.<ref>{{cite book |title=Gender, Politics, and Society in Ukraine |edition=Olena Hankivsky, Anastasiya Salnykova |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=n9MOMCO5SJ8C&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=%22in+1999+usaid%22&source=bl&ots=fsDpSngSXL&sig=ACfU3U17cZ_BvzWkuNSPCED0fpseG_ymTw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7g9jY6LfhAhXeF7kGHcvAAVgQ6AEwBXoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22in%201999%20usaid%22&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Russia}}, {{w|Ukraine}}
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| 2000 || Assistance || USAID funds a large regional anti-trafficking effort for South Asia, managed by the {{w|United Nations Development Fund for Women}} (UNIFEM), focused on prevention and education in {{w|Bangladesh}}, {{w|India}}, {{w|Nepal}}, {{w|Pakistan}} and {{w|Sri Lanka}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Trafficking in Persons: USAID’s Response |url=http://www.childtrafficking.org/pdf/user/trafficking%20_in_persons_usaids_response.pdf |website=childtrafficking.org |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|South Asia}}
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| 2001 || Program || USAID creates the West Africa Regional Program headquartered in {{w|Bamako}}, {{w|Mali}}. This program is aimed at working on regional issues supported through a regional approach. It provides capacity building support for the Economic Community of West African States, and support to the West African Power Pool project.<ref>{{cite web |title=HISTORY |url=https://www.usaid.gov/history-13 |website=usaid.gov |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Mali}}
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| 2002 || Assistance || USAID and {{w|Chevron Corporation}} form a public-private alliance to revitalize the peace-time economy of Angola. Each commit US$10 million for projects to assist refugees and decommission soldiers returning home after a 27-year civil war.<ref>{{cite web |title=USAID announces development partnership with Chevron in Indonesia |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/usaid-announces-development-partnership-chevron-indonesia |website=reliefweb.int |accessdate=17 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Angola}}
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| 2003 || Program || {{w|United States President}} {{w|George W. Bush}} establishes PEPFAR, the {{w|President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief}}, putting USAID's HIV/AIDS programs under the direction of the State Department's new Office of the {{w|Global AIDS Coordinator}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pepfar.gov/agencies/c19390.htm |title=Department of State (DoS) |publisher=Pepfar.gov |date=2006-11-15 |accessdate=2011-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032409/http://www.pepfar.gov/agencies/c19390.htm |archive-date=2011-07-28 |dead-url=yes }} For the nature of the emergency and the U.S. Government response, see {{cite web |last1=U.S. Government Accountability Office |title=Intellectual Property: U.S. Trade Policy Guidance on WTO Declaration on Access to Medicines May Need Clarification (GAO-07-1198) |url=https://www.gao.gov/assets/270/267756.pdf |accessdate=30 March 2019 |date=September 2007}}</ref> ||
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| 2004 || Assistance || USAID helps the Government of Egypt establish the Holding Company for Water and Wastewater (HCWW), a national umbrella organization to standardize and govern local water utility companies, as well as the Egyptian Water Regulatory Authority. USAID also launches a program to strengthen institutional capacity and the policy, legal, and regulatory framework for water distribution and access.<ref>{{cite web |title=Embassy Visit to Rod El Farag Water Treatment Plant Highlights U.S. Support for Clean Water for all Egyptians |url=https://www.africanews.com/2019/03/12/embassy-visit-to-rod-el-farag-water-treatment-plant-highlights-us-support-for-clean-water-for-all-egyptians// |website=africanews.com |accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 2005 || Assistance || USAID immunizes 97 percent of Iraqi children under five (4.56 million) against {{w|polio}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top ten USAID strategic accomplishments in Iraq |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/iraq/top-ten-usaid-strategic-accomplishments-iraq |website=reliefweb.int |accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Iraq}}
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| 2006 || Program || USAID develops a customs software called the Revenue Authorities Digital Data Exchange (RADDEx), which allows customs officials to communicate virtually across borders, saving time, money and increasing transparency.<ref>{{cite web |title=Extending a helping hand |url=http://www.firstmagazine.com/DownloadSpecialistPublicationDetail.494.ashx |accessdate=5 April 2019}}</ref> ||
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| 2008 || Controversy || {{w|Coca}} growers union affiliated with {{w|Bolivia}}n President {{w|Evo Morales}} eject the 100 employees and contractors from USAID working in the [[w:Chapare Province|Chapare]] region, citing frustration with U.S. efforts to persuade them to switch to growing unviable alternatives.<ref>Andean Information Network, 27 June 2008, [http://ain-bolivia.org/2008/06/bolivian-coca-growers-cut-ties-with-usaid/ "Bolivian coca growers cut ties with USAID"]</ref> || {{w|Bolivia}}
| 2008 || Program launch || USAID launches the "Development Leadership Initiative" to reverse the decline in USAID's Foreign Service Officer staffing, which has fallen to a total of about 1,200 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Survey of USAID's Development Leadership Initiative in Southern and Eastern Africa|url=https://oig.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/audit-reports/4-000-15-001-s.pdf|publisher=USAID Inspector General|accessdate=30 March 2019|page=1}}</ref> ||
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| 2009 || Assistance || As of June USAID has invested in {{w|Iraq}} approximately US$6.6 billion on programs designed to stabilize communities, foster economic and agricultural growth, and build the capacity of the national, local, and provincial governments to represent and respond to the needs of the people.<ref>{{cite web | title = Assistance for Iraq | publisher = [[USAID]] | url = http://usaid.gov/iraq/accomplishments/ | accessdate = 2014-08-07 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111114202247/http://usaid.gov/iraq/accomplishments/ | archivedate = 2011-11-14 }}</ref> || {{w|Iraq}}
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| 2010 || Program || USAID embarks on an ambitious reform, USAID Forward, which becomes critical to achieving the US President's vision to restore the United States as the global leader in international development.<ref>{{cite book |last1=OECD |title=OECD Development Co-operation Peer Reviews OECD Development Assistance Peer Reviews: United States 2011 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=oWtdAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53&dq=%22in+2010+usaid%22&source=bl&ots=ssPTOzDt1I&sig=ACfU3U31jrwtYaRy-l08RXVnn6ZoEwTnng&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwib66XK_dfhAhUCIbkGHXYYCe8Q6AEwCXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22in%202010%20usaid%22&f=false}}</ref> ||
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| 2011 (September 19) || Program || USAID and the {{w|Ad Council}} launch the "Famine, War, and Drought" (FWD) campaign to raise awareness about that year's severe [[w:2011 East Africa drought|drought in East Africa]]. Through TV and internet ads as well as social media initiatives, FWD encouraged Americans to spread awareness about the crisis, support the humanitarian organizations that were conducting relief operations, and consult the Feed the Future global initiative for broader solutions. Celebrities {{w|Geena Davis}}, {{w|Uma Thurman}}, {{w|Josh Hartnett}} and {{w|Chanel Iman}} take part in the campaign via a series of Public Service Announcements. Corporations like {{w|Cargill}}, {{w|General Mills}}, {{w|PepsiCo.}} and {{w|General Mills}} also sign on to support FWD.<ref>[http://adage.com/article/goodworks/psas-fwd-awareness-horn-africa-crisis/230640/ "New PSAs: 'FWD' Awareness About the Horn of Africa Crisis"]. {{w|Ad Age}}. October 26, 2011</ref> ||
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| 2012 (Summer) || Controversy || [[w:Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas|ALBA]] countries ({{w|Venezuela}}, {{w|Cuba}}, {{w|Ecuador}}, {{w|Bolivia}}, {{w|Nicaragua}}, {{w|San Vicente y Las Granadinas}}, {{w|Dominica}}, {{w|Antigua y Barbuda}}) call on its members to expel USAID from their countries for interfering with national sovereignty..<ref>[http://venezuelanalysis.com/news/7069 ALBA Expels USAID from Member Countries] Retrieved 2012-09-16</ref> ||
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| 2013 || Local retreat || The President of {{w|Bolivia}}, {{w|Evo Morales}}, asks USAID to close its mission, after having worked in the country for 49 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bolivia's President Morales expels USAID, accused it of working against him |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/bolivias-president-morales-expels-usaid-accused-it-of-working-against-him/2013/05/01/00e1ce28-b263-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html |agency={{w|Washington Post}} |date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> || {{w|Bolivia}}
